The City of Lancaster achieved the 2015 Texas Comptroller Platinum Leadership Circle Award which has been superseded by their Transparency Stars Program. The City has since qualified for the following stars – Traditional Finances and Debt Obligation.

The following financial data is based on the most recently completed fiscal year of 2017 (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017):

Fiscal Year 2017

Per Capita

Total Revenue

$55,611,735

$1,450

Property Tax Revenue

$18,172,866

$ 474

Sales Tax Revenue

$ 6,168,242

$ 161

Total Expenditures

$49,956,613

$1,302

Per capita figures above are calculated on the City’s 2017 estimated population of 38,361 based on Census.gov.

The City had 279 full-time equivalent employees at the end of fiscal year 2017.